Sunday, November 28, 2021

MY CORN DRYING OPERATION

 I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THIS SIMPLE LITTLE STONE HOUSE NEAR GODERICH
Kelly had noticed on her Facebook page this morning that a dog was lost slightly northeast of Bayfield so on our way to Goderich.  Pheebsand I and cruised through the Whys Line and Cut Line Road area in the hopes of maybe spotting the dog but we didn't have any luck.

 TURNING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY ONTO A SNOWY ROAD
With a lite snowfall coming down and slippery roads, we continued on in 4-wheel drive.  The snow had begun late Saturday evening so it was beginning to build up a bit.  Managed a few photos along the way.

 DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE LOST DOG AREA
 SUMMER CHAIRS IN A FARMYARD WAITING FOR SPRING
Reaching Goderich it was our usual routine run through McDonalds for a coffee to go then down around the harbor.  One large ship at the grain elevators loading up either, beans, wheat, or corn.

 'OH-OH' BIG BOAT AHEAD
 THE FEDERAL KUMANO IS AT THE GODERICH GRAIN ELEVATORS
 HEADING OUT TO ROTARY COVE
 A NICE WALK ON THE SNOWY BOARDWALK
 SOME FOLKS PREFER TO WALK ALONG THE BEACH
From the harbor, we slipped through town out to Walmart in Goderich's east end.  Some grocery stuff and we were soon on our way home again.

 I THINK IT WAS THE BRIGHT VIBRANT COLOR THAT CAUGHT MY EYE
 HEADING HOME
 A PIT STOP ALONG THE WAY
It was probably last March sometime when I was last on the end of my snow shovel.  Well, that is until late this morning.  Wasn't that much to shovel but I did move some of the cold white stuff around anyway and made a path out to the front yard bird station where the feathered guys are already eating us out of house and home.  At the time of posting tonight it is still snowing lightly.

A couple weeks ago Pheebs and I came across a corn dump alongside the road and stopped and scooped up a bucket full.  The only problem was that the corn was wet from rain the night before and wet corn can quickly turn moldy.  Not wanting to mix wet corn in with my birdseed I had to figure out a way to dry it.  Below is a photo of my corn drying operation.

 MY SUNROOM CORN DRYING OPERATION
Most of my afternoon was spent reading again and I am finding The Pentyrich Incident by Caz Clarke and Gari Jones quite interesting.  It takes place in Whales back in 2016.  If people are to be believed then this is truly amazing.
 THESE SUMMER CHAIRS WERE SITTING IN THE YARD OF THAT SIMPLE LITTLE STONE HOUSE I LIKE
GROANER'S CORNER:)) Sung to the tune of 'My Favorite Things' from The Sound of Music

*Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,**Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,**Bundles of magazines tied up in string,**These are a few of my favorite things**Cadillacs and cataracts,*  *hearing aids and glasses,**Polydent and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,**Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,**These are a few of my favorite things.**When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,**When the knees go bad,**I simply remember my* *favorite things,*   *And then I don't feel so bad.**Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,**No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,**Bathrobes and heating* *pads and hot meals they bring,*   *These are a few of my favorite things.**Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',**Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',* *And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,**When we remember our favorite things.**When the joints ache, When the hips break,*   *When the eyes grow dim,**Then I remember the great life I've had,*     *And then I don't feel so bad.*
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7 comments:

  1. I will have to read that book, thanks Al. I enjoyed the realtor cartoon and those very wooly sheep. Nice to see the snow, however I enjoy my sandals, shorts and colored T shirt weather here in Florida. If I was still blogging, I would have made two posts on the 6 hours at Verizon after my phone died. My BP before was 118/55 and after was 143/90, they must be trained to drive people crazy.

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    1. I spent almost an hour on hold with Verizon the other day to get my 6-digit transferred code to another service. Once he asked what I wanted, he hung up on me. I got the code the easy way and transferred to Spectrum Mobile for $14 per month. A few years ago I had to go the Verizon store because their new SIM was not working. You would have thought I was bothering the whole staff just as I opened the door. So I agree, "they must be trained to drive people crazy."

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  2. The water photos are very telling, that cold bone chilling gray definitely says winter is near. We too had some snow yesterday off and on most of the day, didn’t amount to much here either. So sad to see those beautiful Adirondack chairs out there braving the weather, they are always ‘summer’ in my mind and meant to be on front porches, lush lawns, or nestled under a nice shade tree. My fav photo today is the shaggy little pony covered in snow. Thanks for brightening the day Al.

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  3. Great FJ photo Al. I have owned a lot of them and have one now but have never had the urge to buy the Yellow. It does look good though with the black wheels and that red Tim Horton's sign in the background. Your snow photos are making me cold but I am told it doesn't snow much at my new location since I am further south in the state. We will find out I guess.

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  4. Al, I just wanted you to know, that everyday I look forward to you blog. I know you may feel sometimes that your life is rather mundane and don't feel like posting. It's only mundane to you. I sit here in beautiful warm sunny Florida on the gulf, but I would probably have liked to drive around with you and see the things you photograph for myself. We are full time RV people making a circle around the USA every year.
    Your blog brings me about as much enjoyment as most things. When you are feeling melancholy about the weather or life, just go back and read a blog similar to today's and recapture the beauty you provide to others.

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  5. Thanks for the encouraging comment Dave. I didn't see it until today December23rd.

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